(70) Panopaea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 May 2026	10.9	2.362 AU	1.352 AU	15h29m	-21°45'	177.2°	1.2°
Opposition	16 May 2026	10.8	2.361 AU	1.351 AU	15h29m	-21°46'	177.2°	1.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Panopaea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1830438
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6135226
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.59683
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.63786
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.44755
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 269.56600
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 122.79541
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.21987
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.23            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   15 29 49.8   -21 45 24     1.352    2.362  177.2    1.2   360   10.9 
2026-05-16 16:06 UT   15 29 05.2   -21 46 57     1.350    2.361  177.2    1.2    16   10.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   15 28 43.2   -21 47 42     1.350    2.360  177.1    1.2    24   10.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   15 27 36.5   -21 49 57     1.348    2.358  176.6    1.4    45   10.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   15 26 29.7   -21 52 09     1.347    2.357  175.8    1.8    59   10.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   15 25 22.9   -21 54 18     1.345    2.355  174.8    2.2    67   10.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   15 24 16.3   -21 56 24     1.344    2.353  173.8    2.7    74   10.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   15 23 09.8   -21 58 28     1.344    2.351  172.7    3.1    78   11.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   15 22 03.6   -22 00 28     1.343    2.349  171.6    3.6    81   11.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   15 20 57.9   -22 02 27     1.343    2.348  170.4    4.1    84   11.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   15 19 52.6   -22 04 23     1.343    2.346  169.3    4.6    86   11.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   15 18 47.8   -22 06 17     1.344    2.344  168.1    5.1    87   11.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   15 17 43.7   -22 08 09     1.344    2.342  166.9    5.6    88   11.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   15 16 40.2   -22 09 59     1.345    2.340  165.8    6.1    90   11.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   15 15 37.6   -22 11 47     1.346    2.339  164.6    6.6    91   11.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   15 14 35.9   -22 13 34     1.347    2.337  163.4    7.1    91   11.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   15 13 35.0   -22 15 19     1.349    2.335  162.3    7.6    92   11.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   15 12 35.2   -22 17 03     1.351    2.333  161.1    8.1    93   11.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   15 11 36.5   -22 18 47     1.353    2.332  160.0    8.6    94   11.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   15 10 38.9   -22 20 29     1.355    2.330  158.8    9.1    94   11.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   15 09 42.5   -22 22 11     1.358    2.328  157.7    9.5    95   11.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   15 08 47.4   -22 23 52     1.360    2.326  156.5   10.0    95   11.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   15 07 53.6   -22 25 33     1.363    2.325  155.4   10.5    96   11.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   15 07 01.2   -22 27 14     1.367    2.323  154.2   11.0    96   11.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   15 06 10.3   -22 28 56     1.370    2.321  153.1   11.4    96   11.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   15 05 20.9   -22 30 37     1.374    2.319  152.0   11.9    97   11.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   15 04 33.1   -22 32 20     1.378    2.318  150.8   12.3    97   11.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   15 03 46.8   -22 34 03     1.382    2.316  149.7   12.8    97   11.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   15 03 02.3   -22 35 47     1.386    2.314  148.6   13.2    98   11.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   15 02 19.4   -22 37 33     1.391    2.312  147.5   13.6    98   11.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   15 01 38.3   -22 39 20     1.395    2.311  146.4   14.1    98   11.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   15 00 59.0   -22 41 09     1.400    2.309  145.3   14.5    99   11.5 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.